Reed Does It All in Mets’ Victory

Rick Reed said his home run was nothing more than luck--good luck for the New York Mets and bad luck for the Chicago Cubs.

Reed hit the second homer of his career Wednesday night and limited the Cubs to four hits in seven scoreless innings, pitching the Mets to their fourth consecutive victory, 2-1. It was the Cubs’ fourth loss in a row.

The Mets’ victory completed a unique day of baseball at Shea Stadium. Earlier, the New York Yankees beat the Angels, 6-3, in a game moved to the ballpark because of structural problems at Yankee Stadium.

It was the first time this century two regular-season games involving four major league teams were played in the same stadium on the same day. The Yankees game had an attendance of 40,743, while the Mets drew 16,012.

Reed (1-1) connected in the second inning against Steve Trachsel (2-1).

A week ago, Reed pitched against Trachel in Chicago and was awful, giving up seven earned runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings. The only good thing that came from that start was an at-bat.

“I faced him once in Chicago and he threw me a fastball,” Reed said. “For some reason, I expected it again and I got it.”

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